Do you take Tyelenol or Advil/Motrin?

[Astronuc]

I recently heard something about the harmful side effects of drinking over a liter of water a day.

Where did you hear that?

When I played soccer or worked as an iron worker, I would drink a gallon+ (3.785+ l) of water or Gatorade a day. But then I would sweat that much too.

During a day with an air temperature of 95-100°F (the iron was more like 100-110°F) and 60+% humidity, my body mass would fluctuate about 5-6 lbm (2.3-2.7 kgs).

 

[tribdog]

The big side effect of too much water is drowning.

 

[Andre]

and BTW, isn't aspirin the key ingredient of many a folk medicine, going back possibly to 'African Eve'?

Not only of African Eve. There is also the hypothesis of animals knowing this. My pet mammoth was found with a stomach full of willow leaves, while the normal diet consisted predominantly of grasses (Poceae). Furthermore, the post mortem revealed that this animal may have suffered from pain indeed.